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This has crossed my mind and obviously I don’t want to cause issues for anyone else - have decided anything I do with it will be done by a proper aerial fitter - not only that but being the 2nd floor would rather someone more comfortable working at heights drilling the new hole! That does look...

Thanks for that will take apart and take another look - the wall is dot and dab - the cable to the box runs upwards outside so I could just drill a hole further down and get it into that boxing by the sounds of it - thank you!

Hey I have a communal socket in my living room - since getting blinds over curtains it sticks out like a sore thumb! Next year I plan to redecorate and want to hide as many of these cables as I can. It provides both freeview and satellite signal (although I have my own sky dish as the...

Great thanks this makes sense - if it was the first option to have just L&N at the switch without running a new cable I guess that would mean the lights would have permanent power to them without any room switch control other than controlling them smartly. This is fine for me (our light...

Hey I’m looking to buy some small 4” wall panel displays to put up in each room to give control over the smart lights and other smart bits in the room. Have bought one so far just to test out which is just plugged in to mains but works well. I’d like them installed on the wall next to the...

Ні Am looking to order some hard wired blinds from a US company to the UK (unfortunately no UK ones seem to offer what I'm after) They give the choice between 12V DC and 110-240V AC. I assume both options would be fine in the UK but 110 - 240V AC would be most straightforward for an...

Hey I am planning some Ethernet runs in my flat and have been thinking of the best runs for some rooms. Was wondering if there are any regulations/ reasons not to run these behind the skirting boards? It would definitely result in a lot less work on tidying up walls if run from above and I was...

Great thank you - and I assume if I was to change this current spur’s socket to a FCU - both the fridge freezer and the additional spur would be wired into the “load” - meaning if I was to switch off the FCU switch both the fridge freezer and the additional spured socket would be switched off?

Got a link to this - I don’t seem to be able to find it. Would be perfect does what I need allowing me to run the spur and saves me hard wiring the fridge in! Thank you! Edit: ah I found the bits thank you - will look into doing something similar!

Hey I need to add an additional socket but it's location is making it slightly tricky. Basically the only socket which is near where I need the additional socket is already a spur (running a fridge freezer) and I know I can't spur another socket directly from here. But I have been doing some...

Hey I need to remove our Grohe Minta tap as am replacing it with a boiling water tap. The only issue is I seem to have thrown out the plastic wrench piece which is used to install it *doh* Does anyone with experience with these taps know if they can just be removed any other way (preferably...

Great thank you - sorry for confusing things abit!

Yep that is correct, the socket inside the cupboard has 2 twin and earth cables connected to it- it’s on a 32A breaker and is RCD protected

Sorry I am complicating it - best to ignore the 2nd image - I was hoping it would give a clearer indication of what they did in other parts! So the 2 cables in the original photo I posted are both running into the back of the surface mounted socket which is in the cupboard which I originally...

Great thank you both that makes sense - spurring from that will be 10 times easier as it’s surface mounted at the back of the cupboard and closer so where I actually need the power - the single one is channeled in so would take a lot more mess and work!

The double gang socket they installed has the 2 cables running to it in that picture - i am wondering if this suggests the electrician made the socket they installed part of the ring rather than a spur? Only one cable goes to the single socket below so I am confident that is spured from that...

Hey I need to do some work on our kitchen sockets (changing the single socket in this image to a double) I’ve been looking over pictures from when our kitchen was fitted a few years ago, all the work was done by a qualified electrician / signed off etc but from looking at the pictures I took...

I can try this over next few days getting the heating on abit before showers to see if he helps! Will try get one to get the water off walls to at least prevent damage - there is a decent gap under the door (can get my fingers under it!) I always thought it was recommended to keep it open but...

Sorry for another condensation post I know there’s a Lot on this! So we have a fairly small bathroom (1.62 x 2.35m) We had a Vent Axa Svara fan which didn’t seem Upto the job - the walls were all running with water after a shower even with window open etc. This fan could shift around 100m2 an...

Hi Have bought a Shelly 1PM to control an in-line bathroom fan - am by no means an electrician but have experience in the past with wiring plugs / light fixtures etc! Just want to insure I have the right idea for the wiring - have attached a diagram of what I believe should be just after some...